Kamloops Rockets
City	Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...
League	British Columbia Junior Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
Operated	1961–1980
Home Arena	Kamloops Arena
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The Kamloops Rockets were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Kamloops

Kamloops, British Columbia

Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. They were a part of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League

British Columbia Hockey League

The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...

.

Kamloops Jr. Rockets 1961 - 1964

Kamloops Kraft Kings 1964 - 1967

Kamloops Rockets 1967 - 1973

Kamloops Braves 1976 - 1977

Kamloops Chiefs 1977 - 1978

Kamloops Rockets 1978 - 1979

Revelstoke Bruins/Rockets 1979 - 1980

History

Founded in 1961, the Rockets won the first three straight league titles and two British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

 titles winning the Mowat Cup

Mowat Cup

The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr...

. They won the league again in 1966 and 1971. In 1973, the team was relocated to White Rock

White Rock, British Columbia

White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...

 as Kamloops was granted a team in the Western Canada Hockey League

Western Canada Hockey League

The Western Canada Hockey League , founded in 1921, was a major professional ice hockey league originally based in the prairies of Canada. It was renamed the Western Hockey League in 1925 and disbanded in 1926.-History:...

 called the Kamloops Chiefs

Kamloops Chiefs

The Kamloops Chiefs were a junior ice hockey team based in Kamloops, British Columbia that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1973–77...

. The town got another Tier II Junior "A" club in 1976, and the WCHL team folded that same year. In 1980, the team merged with the Revelstoke Bruins and moved to Revelstoke, British Columbia

Revelstoke, British Columbia

Revelstoke is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of Vancouver, and west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River...

. In 1981, the Kamloops Jr. Oilers

Kamloops Blazers

The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops, British Columbia. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre.-History:...

 were founded and have continued on as the successful Kamloops Blazers

Kamloops Blazers

The Kamloops Blazers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League based out of Kamloops, British Columbia. They play their home games at Interior Savings Centre.-History:...

 ever since.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1961-62	28	22	6	0
169	109	44	1st OMJHL	Won League, Won Mowat Cup Mowat Cup The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr...
1962-63	32	24	5	3
229	102	51	2nd OMJHL	Won League
1963-64	35	26	7	2
230	126	54	1st OJHL	Won League, Won Mowat Cup Mowat Cup The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr...
1964-65	30	18	11	1
154	146	37	1st OJHL	Lost Final
1965-66	30	16	14	0
143	154	32	2nd OJHL	Won League
1966-67	40	6	34	0
12	4th OJHL	Lost Semi-final
1967-68	40	21	19	0
221	207	42	2nd BCJHL	Lost Final
1968-69	40	9	23	8
132	210	26	6th BCJHL	DNQ
1969-70	48	24	19	5
191	178	53	4th BCJHL	Lost Semi-final
1970-71	60	31	24	5
233	198	67	3rd BCJHL Interior	Won League, Won Mowat Cup Mowat Cup The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr...
1971-72	60	24	27	9
57	3rd BCJHL	Lost Semi-final
1972-73	62	45	15	2
335	223	92	1st BCJHL Interior	Lost Semi-final
1976-77	68	23	45	0
247	307	46	5th BCJHL Interior	DNQ
1977-78	66	30	35	1
343	378	61	4th BCJHL Interior	Lost Semi-final
1978-79	62	37	25	0
318	282	74	2nd BCJHL Interior	Lost Final
1979-80	60	34	25	1
343	314	69	2nd BCJHL Interior	Lost Quarter-final